An exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated and committed midwife with strong clinical leadership and facilitation skills has arisen. The successful applicant will work 37.5 hours per week within our Maternity Services overseeing the provision of care for women and families requiring additional support within the complexity of Perinatal Optimisation.
The Perinatal Optimisation Specialist Midwife will take responsibility for the ongoing development and provision of care to families accessing the support of the specialist perinatal services within the antenatal clinic setting whilst working closely with other specialist members of the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure that care provided to women and their babies is both safe and effective.
The post holder will work from East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust providing collaborative care as part of the multi professional team (MDT). They will be the lead midwife in coordinating the care and support of women who are at an increased risk of preterm labour and birth, those suspected or confirmed preterm labour, or those who are having a planned preterm birth(in order to reduce or prevent fetal or maternal compromise).
The post holder will work closely with maternal medicine and fetal medicine midwives in order to plan and coordinate care, with the woman at the centre of decision making.The post holder will have responsibility for leading the development of the perinatal optimisation service, ensuring a high standard of care is delivered. As an expert lead midwife for perinatal optimisation, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring the assessment of care needs and development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care are maintained to a high standard. They will manage the reporting aspects of the preterm birth and Perinatal Optimisation services, and ensure cost effective use of resources.
Thank you for considering East Lancashire Hospital NHS Trust as your choice of employer. The aim of East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is to provide safe, personal and effective care for patients who access our services. Within East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, we are proud of our forward-thinking maternity service, which provides care in over 6000 births per year, with four different birth locations and the provision of services across the East Lancashire footprint. We are currently in progress with a variety of ongoing exciting quality improvement projects in line with the Maternity Transformation Programme.
The main duties and responsibilities are within the attached Job description and Person Specification.
This advert closes on Thursday 31 Oct 2024